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View of portion of Libya and Arab Republic of Egypt
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View of portion of Libya and Arab Republic of Egypt

NASA / JSC · 1975-07-20 · photograph (digital archive)

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AST-02-130 (20 July 1975) --- An oblique view of a portion of Libya and the Arab Republic of Egypt, as photographed from the Apollo spacecraft in Earth orbit during the joint U.S.-USSR Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission. The geological features are the Jebel Uweinat and Jebel Arkenu basaltic mountains in the Libyan sand sea. This picture was taken with a 70mm Hasselblad camera using medium-speed Ektachrome QX-807 type film. The spacecraft was at an altitude of 219 kilometers (136 statute miles).

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Credit lineView of portion of Libya and Arab Republic of Egypt. NASA/JSC, 1975-07-20. Public domain. ID: ast-02-130.

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